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On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration issued Executive Orders to begin implementing President Donald Trump’s policy agenda. Below are highlights from a few of the newly enacted Executive Orders, and some initial key takeaways for K-12 and hi...

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the Ninth Circuit upheld Oregon’s conversational privacy statute as constitutional, finding that Oregonians have an interest in knowing when in-person conversations are recorded and that these recordings require notice. I...

Schools consistently prioritize creating a safe educational environment for students and staff. Prevention and planning are a cornerstone of that process and appropriate discipline of students is a necessary component for maintaining safety. When a s...

Sometimes, despite the best and thorough efforts of school employees, parents of students receiving special education services will file a request for a due process hearing (usually known as a “due process complaint”). When faced with a due proc...

As school administrators know, there are always interesting updates for complying with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Recent cases provide important new information for K-12 school teams to improve their special education pra...

Summer vacation is winding down and teachers and students will soon be returning to classrooms across Oregon. While teachers are freshening up their classrooms for the new school year, administrators should remember to freshen up their legal complian...